Songs (singles + tracks) of various styles are reviewed in this section of The Musical Hype. Songs are assigned a rating between 0 and 5 stars.
Hunter Hayes returns with a deep new single, âDear God.â While the message is awesome, the musical execution is ambitious and somewhat confusing.
![Jack Harlow, Sundown [Photo Credits: Generation Now / Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jack-harlow-sundown-generation-now-atlantic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Thereâs a hot, rising rapper from Kentucky and his name is Jack Harlow. He may not look the part of a rapper, but he proves heâs âgot barsâ on âSundown.â
![Miguel, Python [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/miguel-python-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Despite being chocked-full of potential, uneven production lacking in finesse inhibits Miguel on his slithery new single, âPython.â
![Ella Mai, Trip [Photo Credits: 10 Summers / Interscope]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ella-mai-trip-10-summers-interscope.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Rising urban contemporary artist Ella Mai follows up her brilliant, breakout single âBooâd Upâ with another surefire bop, âTrip.â Upward trajectory indeed.
![ZAYN, Too Much [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/zayn-too-much-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Standout British urban-pop singer ZAYN enlists four-time Grammy-winning rapper/producer Timbaland for his fourth single of 2018, âToo Much.â
![LX Mason, I Don't [Photo Credit: LX Mason]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lx-mason-i-dont-lx-mason.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
LX Mason dazzles on his debut single, âI Donât,â a song that eschews being âoppressed by otherâs opinionsâ or by âpersonal anxieties and fears.â
![Blood Orange, Negro Swan [Photo Credit: Domino]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/blood-orange-negro-swan-domino.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Blood Orange (Dev Hynes), shines bright on âJewelry,â the second advance single from his highly-anticipated fourth studio album, âNegro Swan.âÂ
![AGNEZ MO, Overdose [Photo Credit: 300 Entertainment]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/agnez-mo-overdose-300-entertainment.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Indonesian singer AGNEZ MO taps Grammy-winning American R&B singer Chris Brown for a truly enjoyable, sexy duet, âOverdose.â
![Tyga, SWISH [Photo Credits: The Last Kings Music / EMPIRE]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/tyga-swish-the-last-kings-music-empire.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Tyga, celebrating a return to pop relevancy, drops a sexed-up, skeletal, âstrip club anthemâ, âSWISH.â âSWISHâ samples the David Banner hit, âPlay.â
![Benjamin Ingrosso, I Wouldn't Know [Photo Credit: Record Company Ten]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/benjamin-ingrosso-i-wouldnt-know-record-company-ten.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Swedish pop singer/songwriter Benjamin Ingrosso shines on âI Wouldnât Know,â where heâs totally fed up with a âone-sided relationship.â
![Elley Duhé, Way Down Low [Photo Credit: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/elley-duhe-way-down-low-rca.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Pop singer Elley DuhĂ© shows on enjoyable single âWAY DOWN LOWâ that sheâs willing to do whatever to conquer love, even in the worst of times.
![The Blancos, We're Tired [Photo Credit: Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/the-blancos-were-tired-republic.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
Alternative duo The Blancos â Cory Hueston and Jayson Robbins â tap rapper Joyner Lucas on their second major-label single, âWeâre Tired.â